Politics Oct 28 Alvin Hellerstein, federal judge who handled cases on Trump, Maduro and 9/11, dies at 92 By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Nation Jul 22 Watch 6:46 'This is about the rule of law': U.S. attorney fired by Trump sues to overturn dismissal A U.S. attorney in Washington state who was fired by the Trump administration is suing the government over his dismissal. Roger Rogoff was sworn in after a panel of judges unanimously selected him. Less than an hour later, he was… By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz
Politics Jan 22 Watch 6:40 How Trump is challenging America's judicial system during his second term America’s judicial system is undergoing one of its most consequential stress tests as President Trump pushes the limits of executive power and strains the system of checks and balances. A year into his second term, we're returning to guests from… By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz
Politics Jun 25 Trump administration sues Maryland federal judges over order blocking immediate removal of immigrants One of the Maryland judges named as a defendant in Tuesday's lawsuit, Paula Xinis, has called the administration's deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador illegal. By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press
Politics Jun 04 WATCH: Law professor addresses unprecedented nature of judicial attacks under Trump administration "I worry that we are on a path toward few, if any, meaningful limits on the president," Shaw said. By Hannah Grabenstein
May 27 Watch 6:45 As Trump lashes out against courts, calls grow for judges to control their security force By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams, Taylor Bowie Ensuring the safety of federal judges falls to the U.S. Marshals Service, an agency within the Justice Department. But as President Trump increasingly lashes out at the courts, empowering judges to oversee their own dedicated security force is an idea… Continue watching
May 15 What judges have said about birthright citizenship and nationwide injunctions By Associated Press Federal courts have uniformly blocked President Donald Trump's order seeking to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to someone in the country illegally. Continue reading
May 08 WATCH: 'Judicial independence is crucial,' Chief Justice Roberts says By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Amid attacks on federal judges who have slowed President Donald Trump's agenda, Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday defended judicial independence as necessary to “check the excesses of the Congress or the executive.”… Continue reading
May 01 Watch 3:22 Trump administration not backing down from clash with judiciary By Laura Barrón-López, Jonah Anderson Despite once again being told by a federal judge that their actions exceed the scope of the executive’s authority, President Trump and his administration continued their fight with the judicial branch. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports. Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 8:10 ACLU attorney on suing Trump administration for using wartime authority for deportations By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Unda Dittaboot President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, without due process, could end up at the Supreme Court. An appeals court upheld a ruling blocking the administration from using the rare wartime authority for… Continue watching